Japanese Grammar Exercises: Relative Clauses

Japanese Relative Clauses

Before starting the exercise for relative clauses, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki II - Lesson 15: Using sentences to qualify nouns
Tae Kim's Guide - Relative Clauses and Sentence Order

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Relative Clauses

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

The person who wears blue clothes is Tanaka-san.
青あおい服ふくを着きている人ひとは田た中なかさんです。
The person who opened the door is Suzuki-san.
ドアを開あけた人ひとは鈴すず木きさんです。
(My) older brother who is washing his car is busy.
車くるまを洗あらっている兄あには忙いそがしいです。
The meal, which my mother made, is delicious.
お母かあさんが作つくったごはんは美味おいしいです。 
The camera, which my father gave me, looks cool.
お父とうさんがくれたカメラはかっこいいです。
The photo, which Nomura-san took, is beautiful.
野の村むらさんがとった写真しゃしんはきれいです。
The sweater (I) bought last week was expensive.
先せん週しゅう買かったセーターは高たかかったです。
Kato-san who was (my) friend moved.
友ともだちだった加か藤とうさんは引ひっ越こしました。
(My) younger sister who was a doctor became sick.
医い者しゃだった妹いもうとは病びょう気きになりました。
Kuroda-san who was a teacher studied every day.
先生せんせいだった黒くろ田ださんは毎日まいにち勉べん強きょうをしました。

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